Lawyer Salaries. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the median annual wage for lawyers was about $114,970 in 2014, with the top 10 percent of earners taking home more than $187,199 per year.ecent data found that lawyers with ten or more years of experience working in a small law firm earned between $96,250 and $161,500, while those with only one-to-three years of experience earned between $56,500 and $90,250.
A trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials takes place. A trial court of general jurisdiction is authorized to hear some type of civil or criminal case that is not committed exclusively to another court.
Trial. A trial is the fact-finding phase of a case and is held to determine the guilt or innocence of the defendant. It is the prosecution s burden to prove the client s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.he jury, not the judge, is the fact finder. During jury selection the judge, prosecutor and defense attorney question prospective jurors and then select the jury. The trial begins when the jury is sworn.